®Planning appeal decision
Holmwood Farm Slough Lane , Purleigh , CM3 4LX
the “proposed erection of two three-bedroom dwelling houses”
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development is acceptable having regard to the development plan, and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on ecology
- European designated nature conservation sites
What decided it
The serious harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the unsustainable location requiring heavy reliance on private car use demonstrably outweighed the moderate housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The moderate benefits of housing supply and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the serious harm to character and appearance and the failure to meet the environmental dimension of sustainable development, such that the tilted balance did not indicate permission should be granted.
Framework references: 11, 78, 79, 80, 104, 105, 119, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4
Judgments cited: Braintree Council v SSCLG and others [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE & Harborough DC [1982] P&CR 233
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.